Private parking - advice please.

Where do I stand on blocking in a member of the publics car on private land?

The land in question is for a commercial business but one particular person is using the car park to leave their car to gain free parking, being a busy area this is causing customers being unable to park.

Numerous requests have been left on the car window not to use the car park all of which have been ignored.

Before ending up on the wrong side of the law where would I stand on blocking the car in and refusing to move?

Sadly clamping, security access are not an option. Although looking into large very sticky warning notices are been looked in to as this one person is the thin end of the wedge.

Try large stickers which are removable but with difficulty, but which do not render the car un driveable. If all else fails, you will have to obtain an injunction against the driver. If you can't find out who he or she is, you might obtain a Person unknown order to stick to the car, but this process would of course be costly. Maybe have a solicitor's letter printed onto a sticky sticker.

Just sticker him up, big stylee. Take care to inflict no damage on the car. If you really want to get him, go the injunction route, but the up front costs will be a fair few quid (potentially recoverable in part against the tosser). A firm letter from solicitors may serve as a wakey uppy smelly coffee moment for Mr tt.

You could use the services of a private parking company although if it is just one vehicle causing the problem it may not be viable for them. Alternatively you could introduce a charge for parking but you would need to do it correctly for it to be effective.

Could you not install a bollard and then when he parks there again erect the bollard. You could claim that as it is a parking space for customers/employees only you thought he was one and was protecting his car.

Essentially you just want to be enough of a pain in the ass that it's more hassle for him to park there than not. The odd blocking in, lots of stickers etc etc will eventually get on his nerves enough.